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magicarpet

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51. Yes,.. Saudi Consulate not Embassy in Turkey.

Reply to grantcart (Reply #45)

Thu Oct 11, 2018, 03:38 PM

Oct 2018

NPR
Khashoggi's editor at the Washington Post is interviewed...

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ATTIAH: Sure. So what we know, again, as you said, he went to the consulate, the Saudi consulate in Turkey, ostensibly to file papers relating to a marriage. He wanted to get married to his Turkish fiancee. He told friends, apparently, that he felt that it was OK to go to the consulate even though he was warned about his safety. So basically, last Tuesday, he went in at about 1:00 p.m., 1:30 or so, and never came out. His fiancee waited for 12 hours, and never came out.

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https://www.npr.org/2018/10/08/655528978/saudi-journalist-disappears-while-visiting-saudi-consulate-in-turkey

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Jamal Khashoggi had hopes of becoming an American citizen.

Time Magazine article...

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Khashoggi had sought to become a U.S. citizen after living in self-imposed exile since last year, fearing repercussions for his criticism of the prince, Cengiz wrote.

Trump, who took his first overseas trip as U.S. president to the kingdom and whose son-in-law Jared Kushner has close ties to Prince Mohammed, said Tuesday he had not yet talked to the Saudis about Khashoggi, “but I will be at some point,” without elaborating.

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http://time.com/5420263/saudi-arabia-jamal-khashoggi-assassination-squad/

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Seth Abramson: OMG... [View all] triron Oct 2018 OP

That's a very serious accusation leftynyc Oct 2018 #1

That was all over MSNBC last night. nt Grasswire2 Oct 2018 #2

The evidence or the story? n/t leftynyc Oct 2018 #4

Depends on what you consider 'evidence'. Stonepounder Oct 2018 #9

to me the "serious" accusation is Jared knew and could have prevented. Hamlette Oct 2018 #20

Let's just say leftynyc Oct 2018 #47

The problem is each day brings a crisis that surpasses yesterdays. We live in constant turmoil. olegramps Oct 2018 #42

Oy - me too leftynyc Oct 2018 #48

Same day, 15 (16?) Saudis arrived before he entered Consulate and left after, same day. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2018 #46

Oy - I'm almost certain they killed him leftynyc Oct 2018 #49

I don't trust duforsure Oct 2018 #50

Could be leftynyc Oct 2018 #56

OMG Achilleaze Oct 2018 #3

That's exactly what I said, aloud.... No Vested Interest Oct 2018 #17

I wish this would 'blow up' but I fear janterry Oct 2018 #5

Smarmy POS is there to make $$$ Cosmocat Oct 2018 #6

Christmas in Aspen Pachamama Oct 2018 #7

us corporate news and the GOP will protect him elmac Oct 2018 #10

Retire!? Separation Oct 2018 #22

we keep doing business with these monsters because elmac Oct 2018 #8

Not just us, Europe and much of the industrialized world does business whathehell Oct 2018 #55

Do Abramson predictions ever bear out? Garrett78 Oct 2018 #11

I like how you did that. byronius Oct 2018 #13

As it happens I have some minor experience with this exact kind of thing. byronius Oct 2018 #12

DFT worships that way of life RainCaster Oct 2018 #16

Powerful story... JoeOtterbein Oct 2018 #19

+1 iluvtennis Oct 2018 #34

That's pretty much standard in many countries. lunatica Oct 2018 #21

Women have more power than they realize. It's the reason they are oppressed. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2018 #43

Thanks for sharing that Ohioboy Oct 2018 #25

I appreciate Delphinus Oct 2018 #38

Absolutely!Absol Separation Oct 2018 #39

well, the assassination of an American Citizen should be big news spanone Oct 2018 #14

I hope this isn't dropped until the facts are widely known lunatica Oct 2018 #23

Was Kashoggi an American citizen? Goodheart Oct 2018 #26

yes he was. bdamomma Oct 2018 #28

Pls see 31 grantcart Oct 2018 #32

Found this article bdamomma Oct 2018 #33

Do you have a link? grantcart Oct 2018 #31

Khashoggi went to the Saudi Embassy to get his paperwork in order to marry his fiance. magicarpet Oct 2018 #40

First of all he went to the consulate not the Embassy grantcart Oct 2018 #45

Yes,.. Saudi Consulate not Embassy in Turkey. magicarpet Oct 2018 #51

Confirming then that he was not a US citizen. grantcart Oct 2018 #52

Yes,.. Khashoggi was not a US citizen,.. I never said he was... magicarpet Oct 2018 #53

Thank you, Seth Abramson, saidsimplesimon Oct 2018 #15

Meanwhile, the media is showing Kanye West. fallout87 Oct 2018 #18

That's my fear. By Sunday night, this will be old news and nobody will remember it happened. bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 #27

this is basically Anus-face's preferred treatment of critical journalists anarch Oct 2018 #24

Our good friends the Saudis n/t hibbing Oct 2018 #29

the Saudis bdamomma Oct 2018 #35

That's like saying Kentuckian's executed the Oklahoma City Bombing. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2018 #54

Will some part of the government STEP UP and DO somehting about Trump? pdsimdars Oct 2018 #30

we have a corrupt bdamomma Oct 2018 #36

tRump CRAVES the ability to do the same thing here. BamaRefugee Oct 2018 #37

If we do not stop Team trDump this coming election... magicarpet Oct 2018 #41

How long ... CloudWatcher Oct 2018 #44